Adam West (1960s TV series)

Adam West's inimitable '60s Batman is perhaps the antithesis of the gritty, tortured Dark Knight we now know. His comic-hero parody was perfectly hilarious. That was supposed to be a parody ... right? All the homoerotic tension between West's Batman and Burt Ward's Robin must have been intentional.

Adam West's inimitable '60s Batman is perhaps the antithesis of the gritty, tortured Dark Knight we now know. His comic-hero parody was perfectly hilarious. That was supposed to be a parody ... right? All the homoerotic tension between West's Batman and Burt Ward's Robin must have been intentional. (File photo)

Adam West's inimitable '60s Batman is perhaps the antithesis of the gritty, tortured Dark Knight we now know. His comic-hero parody was perfectly hilarious. That was supposed to be a parody ... right? All the homoerotic tension between West's Batman and Burt Ward's Robin must have been intentional.File photo